Becoming Ourselves
Beauty and Happiness
at Bethesda United Church of Christ
Summer 2024
Photographs of magical T/NB people
Beautiful, happy images of trans and nonbinary (T/NB) adults and children, selected by a panel of trans youth.
Inspiration, aspiration, hope
Related Events
Rainbow Youth Alliance, Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Rockville, MD
Rainbow Youth Alliance is a twice-monthly support group for LGBTQ+ youth ages 13-18. During group, two adult co-facilitators engage the youth in conversation and activities. RYA is a great opportunity for LGBTQ+ youth to meet others like them and interact in a fun and structured environment.
MoCo Pride Prom - June 1, 2024
Pride Prom is a not-for-profit event allowing students to proudly attend prom, dress however they are most comfortable, and dance - with whomever they choose.
Discussion Day was March 31, International Transgender Day of Visibility. Speakers were
Gwen Andersen
(she/her)
Gwen Andersen will discuss why she wanted to do a photo show on this topic. Rockville, MD-based photographer, active member of Women’s Caucus for Art, contributor, curator, and organizer of Becoming Ourselves.
Reverend Dr. Jill McCrory
(she/her)
Friend of Petra Stephanie Neal, long advocate for the LGBTQ+ community, organizer and board member of the MoCo Pride Center, and honored as a Capital Pride Hero
Natasha Nazareth
(she/her)
Mother, contributing photographer. Co-founder of Maryland's first Certified B Corp law firm dedicated to joyful, purposeful work that transforms our communities and drives positive change. 2023 Woman Making History awarded by the Montgomery County Commission for Women.
Al
(they/he)
Model for the exhibit and transgender engineer-poet
Leigh Phelps
(they/them)
Contributing photographer and model. Gender-fluid, queer musician, artist, and lover of the natural world. Clerk of Young Friends at Sandy Spring Friends Meeting.
Heather Spyrou
(she/her)
Lesbian and long time advocate of LGBTQ & autism awesomeness. Proud mom of two amazing kids. Former President of the Cloverly PTA and author
Shane Henise
Rainbow Youth Alliance
(he/him)
Program Director/RYA, Program Coordinator/Gender Care Services Children’s National Hospital, Transgender Advocate
Oshee Mercer
(they/them)
Model for the exhibit. Nonbinary death doula, homemaker, ceremonialist, and gender diversity educator
Greer
MoCo Pride Center
(they/them)
Greer Hamilton is a queer and trans organizer and activist who works for justice and equity in both technical and creative disciplines. Greer serves as a proud board member of the MoCo Pride Center and lives with their partner and two cats in Silver Spring.